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WORLD VERTICAL WEEK BIG DATA

25 februar 2016

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WORLD VERTICAL WEEK BIG DATA

25 februar 2016

It was a race to the top! National and tribal pride was on the line as people around the world tried to prove their country or sport is king of the hill. World Vertical Week has closed and the stats are in from Suunto's Movescount – it's time to see who came out on top!

WHICH COUNTRY CLIMBS THE MOST?

Surely alpine nations have an unfair advantage? Mostly, yes, but not always. There were a couple of surprises! This visual shows the top 10 countries for average ascents in human powered outdoor activities.

Congratulations Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia!

WHO CLIMBS THE MOST?

Trail runners, cyclists and trekkers were humbled as – maybe unsuprisingly – ski touring and mountaineering led the highest average ascents. As a consolation, remember there would be very different results in summer!

Skiers climbed the most

NUMBER ONE CLIMBERS IN THE WORLD

The Swiss are on top again and nearly breaking the thousand-meter mark in both ski touring and mountaineering. The other two countries with two first places were more surprising: Colombia was on top in running and cycling and Hong Kong topped the chart in both trail running and trekking.

The toughest mountain goats come from the Switzerland.

TOP COUNTRIES IN DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES

And to give you even more to speculate here are the top five countries in the activities mentioned above.